Smooth-edge-ironing machine for collars and cuffs.



No. 672,567. Patented Apr. 23, I90l. G. E. NORRIS. SMOOTH EDGE IRONING MACHINE FOR COLLABS AND CUFFS.

(Application filed Nov. 27, 1899.?

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No. 672,567. Patented Apr. 23, I90l. G. E. NORRIS.

SMOOTH EDGE IBONING MACHINE FOR COLLARS AND CUFFS.

(Application filed Nov. 27, 1899 3 Sheets-sheaf 2.

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No. 672,567. Patented Apr. 23, I90l. G. E. NORRIS.

SMOOTH EDGE IRONING MACHINE FOR DOLLARS AND OUFFS.

(Application filed Nov. 27, 1899.) (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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GEORGE E. NORRIS, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SMOOTH-EDGE-IRONING MACHINE FOR COLLARS AND CUFFS.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,567, dated April 23, 1901.

Application filed November 27,1899. Serial No. 738,256. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that LGEORGE E.NORRIs,a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Smooth-Edge-Ironing Machines for Collars and Cuffs; andldeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specifioation.

This invention relates to ironing-machines, and has for its object a machine intended to iron and smooth the edges of thick st-arched goods, especially collars and cuffs.

In the draWings,Figure shows the machine in perspective. Fig. 2 is a vertical section across the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical section from the front to rear.

The machine consists of a frame A, in which there is journaled a horizontal shaft a, provided with a main driving-wheel 2, that receives motion from any convenient source of power. In the frame is journaled a vertical shaft 3, on the lower end of which is a mitergear 3, that meshes with a miter-gear 3* on the shaft a. At the top end of the shaft 3 is a spur-gear 3, that meshes with an idler 3 and with a spur-gear 4:, that is journaled on a vertical stud. The idler 3 meshes with a spur-gear 5, that is journaled on a stud 5,

both of the arms being of the same construction. Of these the arm 9 swings on the stud carrying the gear 4 and the arm 9 swings on the stud 5. The arm 9 supports at its free end a vertical arbor, on which is journaled a pinion 4:", and above the pinion and secured to it to rotate with the pinion is a smoothingiron 6. The arm 9 supports at its free end a similar vertical arbor, on which is journaled a pinion 5 and above this pinion and secured to it so as to rotate with it is a smoothingiron 6. The smoothing-iron 6 or 6 may have any approved form corresponding to the work to be done. As shown in the drawings,the iron is one that is appropriate to the work of ironing collars and has the form and shape of two flat cups or saucers placed base to base and with a smoothing-groove at the meetingline of the two cup-shaped parts of the smoothing-iron. The wall of The smoothing-groove 6 is not, strictly speaking, a cylinder, but is the bottom of the groove formed between the two cups and is curved in continuation, though not at the same curvature as the outer curves of the irons ti and 6.

The vertical arbors at the ends of the arms 9 9 are hollow, and into each leads a gas-conducting tube. The tube 8 leads into the arbor carried by the arm 9, and the tube 8 leads into the arbor carried by the arm 9. At the upper end of each tubular arbor is a perforated cap terminating the gas-passage, and this cap extends above the top of the smoothing-iron through a cylindrical combustionchamber formed within the iron.

The top of each cap 7 and 7 is perforated for the egress of gas, and the bottom connection to each tube is a flexible conductor 8 8. Each arm swings partially around the shaft of the wheel to which it is connected and carries the polishing-iron with it; 'but the pinion 49 remains in mesh with the Wheel 4, and the pinion 5 remains in mesh with the wheel 5.

Spreading-sheaves 6 and 6 are mounted on the framework A, and cords 6 and 6 lead from a foot-lever (not shown) around the sheaves 6 and 6 and are secured to the arms 9 and 9. Sheaves for drawing the irons together are placed at the middle of the machine, and cords 9 and 9 pass around these sheaves 9 to a weight W, which normally holds the two polishing-irons with their supporting-arms at the inner limit of their travel. In front of the polishing-irons is a guide 9, and behind them is an adjustable shapingroll E. The shaping-roll E is hung at the end of swinging arms 6 e, which are pivoted on the shaft a, and are adjustable by means of set-screws f, that engage through slots in arched projections from the arms e. In front of the shaping-roll E is an adjustable guide Gr, hung to the arms 6 by pivots e and adjustable by means of adj usting-screws 9', that engage through lugs e on the inside of the arms e.

A pressure-roll h is held in sliding bearings it above the roll E, and the pressure it exerts is adjustable by means of set-screws 71 and the springs h and h. The springs h serve to lift the roller h off from the roll E.

In operation motion is communicated to the ironing-wheels through the main drivingwheel 2, and the ironing-wheels are spread by a foot-lever and cords until the first collar of a number of collars can be inserted between the two smoothing-irons. After the first collar has been inserted the spreader is released and the irons are drawn close against the edges of the collar by means of the weight W. After the first collar has passed nearly through between the irons, but before it has left them, the second collar is inserted, and each consecutive collar is fed to the irons before the last preceding one has passed entirely through. The Weight W is heavy enough to press the irons against the edge of the collars, but not so heavy but that the irons will yield and spread where the collar widens. After the collar leaves the edge-ironing irons 6 and 6 it is passed between the rollers E and h and properly curved.

The shaper attachment may be omitted from the ironing-machine if it is desired to finish the collar straight or if it is desired to finish other goods than collars.

What I claim is 1. In an edge-ironingmachine,the combination of the arms 9, 9*, each of which swings upon a stud at one end, a gear-wheel adapted to rotate upon an arbor axially in line with each of said studs, a pinion upon each of said arms the teeth of which mesh with the teeth of said gear-wheels, i oningrolls mounted upon said arms and adapted to be rotated by said pinions and gear wheels, and means tending to yieldingly swing said arms so as to bring said rolls together, substantially as described.

2. In an edge-ironing 1nachine,the combination of rotary ironing-rolls,swinging arms on which the ironing-rolls are supported, gears mounted on stationary arbors, and pinions on the swinging arms arranged to engage the stationary gears, substantially as described.

3. In an edge-ironing machine,the combination of the arms, 9, 9 each of which swings upon a stud at one end, a gear-wheel adapted to rotate upon an arbor axially in line with each of said studs, a pinion upon each of said arms the teeth of which mesh with the teeth of said gear-wheels, ironing-rolls mounted upon said arms and adapted to be rotated bysaid pinions and gear-wheels, means tending to yieldingly swing said arms so as to bring said rolls together, and means for swinging said arms so as to adjust the distance between said rolls, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. NORRIS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, JOHN N. Goonmon. 

